Event Details
Monday, Jan 20, 2014
Exhibit Opening: The Object Tells a Story: African American Folk Art
Time: 10:00 am til 4:00 pm
Location: Crisp-Ellert Art Musuem, Flagler
Description: Flagler College and the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum are pleased to announce a new exhibition, “The Object Tells a Story: African American Folk Art from Florida,” opening on January 20, 2014. The exhibit will run through Feb. 28.
Related programs will include a lecture by Dr. Kristin Congdon, Professor Emerita, Philosophy and Humanities, University of Central Florida, entitled “Southern African American Folk Art: Recycling, Resistance, and Resilience,” on Thursday, January 23, at 7 p.m. The lecture will take place in the Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center at 50 Sevilla St.
The works included in the exhibition contain stories that reflect both personal truths and collective histories and highlight a sense of community. Objects by better-known artists will provide an historical and cultural context for folk art, through which visitors can experience and explore how the rich cultural heritage of St. Augustine's African American community plays a vital role in the larger framework of the history of African Americans in the South.
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